The 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the draft lottery and the NHL Scouting Combine have all been postponed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the league announced in a press release Wednesday. Detroit Red Wings will have to wait on draft placement, with NHL postponing lottery. NHL Draft Mock 2020 NHL Draft: Lafreniere consensus No. One solution that's been floated would come down to tweaking the lottery process. 2 NHL.com @NHLdotcom The NHL Draft Lottery ain’t broke, so don’t fix it New, 26 comments With the season currently suspended, fans wait and see if the season will resume and how it will affect the draft lottery While we wait, I took the liberty of doing my own lottery simulation and producing a mock draft for the lottery eligible teams. Yet the common refrain came back to teams winning the draft lottery and then going on a deep run through the playoffs. “The location, timing and format of the 2020 NHL Draft (and draft lottery) will be announced when details are finalized,” the NHL said in a statement. With the NHL season on hold and the playoffs up in the air, the hockey world waits to see where the dust settles on the NHL Draft Lottery. 1 pick NHL.com experts divided on whether Byfield or Stuetzle will be selected No. NHL postpones draft lottery, awards, entry draft Red Wings fans are going to have to wait a little longer to learn who the organization is drafting.